or quarterly, as La Géographie, with a break from 1940 until 1946. Since 1947 the Society's magazine has appeared three times a year, as Acta Geographica. The Society's library, map collection and photograph collection are among the world's deepest and most comprehensive. List of presidents Awards Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations The Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations et Voyages de Découverte (Great Gold Medal of Exploration and Journeys of Discovery) has been awarded since 1829 for journeys whose outcomes have enhanced geographical knowledge. Notable recipients have been John Franklin (1829), John Ross (1834), David Livingstone (1857), Ernest Shackleton (1910) and Roald Amundsen (1913). Notes References Société de Géographie official site (in French) External links La Géographie : bulletin de la Société de géographie dans Gallica, la bibliothèque numérique de la BnF. History of geography Science and technology in France 1821 establishments in France Organizations based in Paris Geographic societies Learned societies of France ar:جمعية جغرافية